Oribi and Klip springer. 187 



They inhabit pretty "park-like" country where they 

 form lovely pictures of wild life. 



I weighed a full-grown ram, and he scaled iiolb. 

 (uncleaned). 



ORIBI (Oribta scoparid}. 



NATIVE NAMES. 

 Chinyanja - Choe, often Gwapi. Chingoni - - ChozimbL 



Approximate weight, $ 4olb. 



Good average horns, <? 4iin. straight 



These pretty little antelopes are usually found in couples 

 and they are fond of open dambos, where they often 

 remain during the day unless the sun is very hot, when 

 they will retire into the thin bush, but they are very 

 seldom found in very thick cover. As they are small 

 bodied animals they are difficult to shoot unless fairly 

 close ; and anyone who can get most of the oribi he fires 

 at ought to do well on larger game. 



Their skins are a reddish yellow with white belly, and a 

 noticeable feature is their small neatly formed feet, which 

 leave a track not unlike a miniature hartebeest's. 



It is wonderful how seldom one sees a young one with 

 any of the smaller antelopes, and I think they leave them 

 behind in cover until they are almost the same size as 

 the parents. 



Oribi meat is tender but rather insipid ; their kidneys 

 and liver are very good when fried fresh. 



KLIPSPRINGER (Oreotragus saltator). 



NATIVE NAMES. 



Chinyanja - - Chinkoma j Chingoni - - Chinkoma. 

 (sometimes Gwapi). 



Approximate weight, <J 35lb. 



Good average horns, $ 3fin. straight 



The Boers call this little animal the " klipbok/' which 

 means stone buck, and rockjumper is the English meaning 



